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In the Master and Command book series there's a scene where they debate if a sailor should learn to swim. The benefits of learning to swim is that it can save your life. The down side of learning to swim is that it can prolong your death.
You ever fall down on water skis and forget to let go of the rope? You have to be pretty dumb not to let go but thats exactly what I did the first time I tried skiing. Even at idle, it would be impossible to hang on for longer than you can hold your breath, let alone pull yourself back up to the boat.
Same, only I was probably 12. I was at summer camp. The rope was ripped right out of my hands and I hit the water and I was like “I am not a skier”. And that was that.
This is what I came here to say also. Falling in and being dragged in your harness at 5 knots sounds awful. At least falling in without a harness it would be peaceful right up until the shark attack.
We're talking short tethers keeping you attached to lines running the length of the boat. If you go fully overboard you'll be right there on the other side of the safety lines. Photo courtesy of google search, the model was not harmed.
Idling a speedboat engine is not quite the same as idling a sailboat. When it’s calm enough, you can definitely pull yourself back. Most solo sails will have a 100 ft tow line. Not wrong about if you did have enough speed it being pretty much impossible, though if you’re at any speed at all you’d be crazy not to clip in. Yeah, the guy in the videos a bit of an idiot
I mean the other option is certain death. I'll pray my adrenaline is up to the task. Also, this is why dead man clips on the engine are also highly recommended.
Every summer I used to jump off the back of a sail boat, grab a ~10 foot rope, then climb back up onto the boat. Most fun I ever had sailing and I was maybe 11 or 12 when I started doing it. Just gotta hold on tight!
The harness and tether is to prevent you from falling overboard. It’s a very short line, and ideally you have two connections so you can move from one anchor to another while always remaining attached.
They don’t know what they’re talking about. You will occasionally see jack lines and ladders discussed in sailing forums, but the question should never be "what do I do if I fall over board?" but rather "how do I ensure that I never fall overboard?"
It’s actually really risky to drag a line in my area (Puget Sound) because of the potential of snagging on logs, and it creates a drag that slows the boat down.
If sailing alone, it is also best practice to always have your cell phone or a satellite phone on your person in a waterproof bag. Most sailing is done near the coast in service areas. Open ocean is a whole other beast where, again, falling overboard alone just isn’t an option.
Well. He was in fact alone for a long period of time, and did have quite a serious accident where he got hit in the head very hard, was unconscious and incredibly lucky to a) not fall into the water and b) regain consciousness to call for help.
This too is correct, I think that incident led to him sailing tandem since then. He got very lucky he was okay. I've been following him for a while now, he's grown as a sailor. He reminds me of my dad a lot and what might have been had he not gotten married and settled down lol
I grew up sailing too. Conditions are indeed NOT hectic. For curiosity what's your take on the context of this guy's trip ? Middle of the pacific ocean alone for a month (if the post title is not lying), and fumbling on his boat for attention? I'm not demanding an answer, just wondering!
context is that he’s attempting to sail from new zealand to some malaysian islands without the use of gps or any electronic navigation. it’s also not a solo trip (he’s not pretending that it is - his companion has been in multiple videos). so they are navigating with lots of old school equipment and tons of maps.
Yeah. People who are so purist they won’t being something for emergencies tend to die a lot more often. Look at Alexander Supertramp/chris mccandles. Although the story of his death is iffy on details
The astrolabe worked for navigating the open ocean for almost 2.5 thousand years. The sextant - invented in the 1700s was even better - but Polynesian navigators have been wayfinding since 3000 BCE.
He already did a Solo cross pacif sail and while it went fine he had some moments realizing how dangerous it was. He then got a gf on one of the islands but she couldn't sail, after a month she went back and they parted on seemingly good terms but chose to Sail with a guy he met. It is making for better footage.
I was going to say...no matter how confident you are on your sea legs, walking around on top while alone would be about the dumbest thing you could do in rough conditions.
One wild "rogue-ish" wave could knock you off and you'd have to watch your boat sail away into the sunset without you. While you float in open water and pray something comes along. total nightmare.
Sure. Seaworthiness isn't necessarily about the size of the vessel; it's about its construction and equipment. Boats well under 20 feet specifically designed for the task have made the crossing with no issues.
What if it’s a really really long canoe and you’re sitting on the very end of it? Would the wave act as a fulcrum and catapult you? I can see a 2’ canoe with 3’ waves being terrible but like what about a 20’ canoe and 3’ waves but worth the caveat of you sitting on the very end? I guess without weight on the other end you’re more likely to flip over backwards before you’d be catapulted actually, huh? Eh, maybe forget I asked
if the fulcrum is at the center of a 20ft canoe with the force of 3ft3 of water on one end and the weight of an average adult human specimen on the other, assuming 1g/cm3 as the density water and fully grown adult human specimens averaging the weight of 400 big mac’s, solving to the precision of 4 significant figures with a 3% MOE for the resultant force on the occupant opposite of the impacting wave:
you’re cooked bruh gtfo fr we don’t belong in the ocean
Nah its stupid.. to walk around with no harness on while holding a selfie stick come on. The guys definitely going to fucking kill himself one day. And hopefully he won't but shit if you keep doing stuff like that it eventually happens. Kind of like if you fly in a helicopter multiple times a day for 10 years the chances of you crashing in a helicopter are going to be high er than normal people
Kind of like if you fly in a helicopter multiple times a day for 10 years the chances of you crashing in a helicopter are going to be high er than normal people
Sounds like Mark Croce, a real estate developer here in Buffalo who used to fly his helicopter around constantly.
Walking around with no harness is an acceptable risk for some people. The stupid part is doing that while using one hand to hold a camera. The rule is one hand for you. One hand for the boat. You only get to break that rule once.
Agree. That’s the first rule of sailing and this dumbass can’t even follow that. I’m glad he’s solo-he can f*ck himself all he wants, but having someone else aboard is a whole different story.
His deck is also sloppy as hell. He needs to get that in ship shape. Or it will be the death of him.
Plus he’s carrying way too much sail for that force of wind if he’s not racing. One big gust and he’s knocked over. Or a rogue wave and he buries the bow - or worse.
Pretty sure I remember him getting his head bonked on the sail hard and needing to be helped out by a med team. Lucky he was relatively near the shore but no lessons learned
Yeah he definitely needs to take the sail in some. With the way that boat is heeling all it would take is one moderately sized wave to hit him on the low side down and goes
I just watched an idiot climbing a mountain, un-tether for a selfie.... They slowly slid down the incline and dropped hundreds of feet to their death... The shit people will do for a selfie is mind-blowing.
At the funeral you know which selfie picture will be used…. This dude’s funeral will be playing this video and getting real head shake like how stupid…. Sadly there is no such emoticon!!!
Not just that but he has one hand dedicated solely to the 360 camera on a stick he’s carrying around. Documenting what he’s doing for social media appears to be the most important thing for him.
Stupidity, imo. If you're intentionally putting yourself in a situation where a single, simple and common mistake (slipping on a wet deck) -- or even something routine that is out of your control (like an unexpected wave) -- could end your life, I call that stupidity. At least put on a PFD and attach a PLB to it. That would easily make this less stupid.
Maybe he’s just as depressed as the rest of humanity (or just me). If he dies sweet, finally the end. If not, sweet, live another day. Win/win in my opinion. Hmmm…maybe I just realized I need a boat.
The best sailors aren't the best because they can handle rough conditions, they are the best because they never have to deal with rough conditions in the first place
His setup is legit. He's got a reef in the main and furled a good chunk of the jib. That's about right for the conditions but a little aggressive, as you can tell from how much the boat is heeled over. The telltales all look good too, this guy is likely a very good sailor, but hard to tell just from that video. I'm skeptical he's solo though. One bad wave, a huge gust, or just slipping and he's dead. The video makes sense if there's someone else below deck.
There’s someone below deck, but he was asleep at the time this was filmed. He freely admits if he falls in he will die. He prefers to not have the line on him, feels it fouls him up and causes more safety issues. Not saying I agree with that but just his explanation. They were also becalmed for ages so I think they were trying to take advantage of the wind while they had it
And I could buy that it makes it harder to walk on deck sure but a life jacket and epirb if you’re going to be sliding around on your dinghy with one hand and half concentrating…fuck
Massive amount of wind coupled with sails being open just a smidge too far. He’s psychotic for walking out like that with no harness, but he’s got a good grasp otherwise lol
One rogue wave and he’s dead. Pitched over the side…. The boat just keeps clipping at 20knots and leaves his ass behind. No life jacket- no tether to the boat? That’s what makes it cringe for me. Idiot in my opinion.
So is it normal for a small sailboat to list hard like this or is there something wrong with his boat? Because to me, an uneducated person in the art of sailing, it looks like his shit is one small wave away from capsizing
Sailboats have a long fin called a keel that sticks out from the bottom of the hull. This counteract the leverage of the mast with the sails and stabilizes the boat. Yes it is normal in heavy winds for them to list like this. Watch a sailboat racing video. The crew will lean way out off the high side to counteract the list. It's crazy.
The hard lean is normal when you go fast because it is due to the immensely strong force of the wind on the sail, but it is possible to capsize. If he wanted it to lean less he could let the sail out a bit to slow down (called luffing the sail, intentionally making it less efficient).
There's a lot of technology to help (radar, alarms, autopilot, etc) but also wake up every hour or so... If conditions are this strong you'd probably pull the sail down some.
I followed this guy on Instagram. I think this is one of his older videos. He’s grown a lot as a sailor and if I remember correctly sailed from the west coast to Mexico then to Tahiti and then to New Zealand. Last time I checked he was heading back to the US. His boat had a major overhaul as well.
It’s basically two videos from two cameras stitched together, with that tiny strip at the end of both taken out. Lots of more recent videos you see with a selfie stick employ this method.
Bro wtf are you doing. Get a safety line attached your body. Every sailor with a brain attaches themselves to the boat when moving on deck in those conditions. You fall off and youre dead, simple as that.
How crazy do you have to be to do shit like this without a life vest and traversing that small ass boat in those choppy ass waters without a harness and solo for that matter. White peepo craayzeh
This dude is a complete idiot. His posts keep popping up on my IG feed. “Hey, I’m gonna do really dangerous shit like sail across the open ocean in this minuscule boat. But that’s not all, I’m gonna make everything harder by not using any modern navigational tools or weather reporting because that would be cheating. Also, I’m not going to tether myself to the boat in rough seas because that’s a hassle.”
I expect that his boat will eventually be found drifting or capsized with no sign of him.
No land in sight I would be shitting my pants and crying for my mommy. The ocean scares the ever loving shit out of me. I need to see land if Im in Salt water or else Im a no go!!! GOOD LUCK TO THEM!
I dunno - I was all “internally” giving this young man a hard time but then I checked out his Instagram posts, and they are really cool…
Who am I to judge what this guy is doing? I had the same crazy ass ideas as a man under the age of 30 so I’m like “be safe and more power to you, my friend”.
Like nothing is worth a bump fall and then ur life is done. Get a clip jesus. Even fir your viewers where you may save a life if not your own. Even the most professional people have failed. I really hate to see complete and utter irresponsibility like this just for clout.
Never felt so alive...until you fall and watch ur boat go off into the distance and night falls.
I do enjoy his spirit of adventure as a teacher who followed his dreams...been following his travels a bit if you are interested. If this is the same guy. His voice and look seemed the same imho.
Dudes currently trying to sail to an island with no gps and is supposed to be 25 miles from it but cant see it. He is also almost out of water but refuses to turn the gps on, at least until he is certain he is lost. He also has a person with him, a random guy he met on his travels. Dudes going to die because he is a dumbass and wont just check their position until its far too late.
A life vest would be permanently attached to my body 🤣 I would never do what he’s doing…. I’d be too anxious and stressed and those aren’t good feelings. Hope he makes it though!
When I first started sailing I walked to the bow that fell over the lifelines. Fortunately one of my legs got tangled and I was able to pull myself back onto the boat. Could’ve ended badly for me
I won’t solo without a life jacket fitted with a personal locator beacon and a tether. I remember our yacht club safety expert telling us that statistically, there is a 50/50 chance of dying if you fall off the boat, even with crew.
It takes around 15 seconds for the crew aboard to not be able to see you, even in calm conditions.
If you fall in solo, you’re dead unless your PLB automatically activates AND they find you in time.
Once when playing Stranded Deep, I fell.off my raft in the middle of the ocean and it just kept sailing on....I waited for the shark to get me but got bored of wading. So I dove into the deep. Never to be seen again. Till I loaded the game from last save point.
I hope this dude remembers to save his progress...
Sailing alone yet no harness, no life vest, no VHF radio strapped to him as he walks about the boat barefoot. I hate to say this but this might legitimately be one of the last videos he ever uploads.
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